Boring Update

So I am now on page 33 of my research essay and I am determined to finish this chapter today. I have been working on it for three weeks and I feel like if I can just get this done, the huge knot in my stomach with finally disappear...well until the next chapter needs to be done anyway. I really don't think this section should go much past page 35 anyway, since I still have three more chapters and only 45 pages to do it in (35 really if you don't count the pages I have reserved for the introduction and conclusion. As you all can see, my life if very very interesting...

I knit a bag for myself but it's really ugly and, as Kris so lovingly pointed out, is suitable also for a toque with ear straps (actually he was initially very kind and supportive of my first attempt at a bag).

We went to see Pan's Labyrinth over the weekend. It was pretty gruesome and perhaps not as deserving of all the critical acclaim it's receiving, but still worth seeing - though it's not one of those movies that must be seen on the big screen.

I guess that's about all.

PS. Kris got some free tickets to a hockey game so we're going to see the Senators play the Oilers on Feb. 20th. It's pretty good 'cause it free - even though we both hate hockey - plus we get to sit in one of those boxes with free food etc...I'm going to get a Phoenix Suns jersey and cheer on Shawn Marion while unknown hockey players skate around barely scoring. Basketball is so much better.

ah whatevah

So I totally failed my translation exam which is a bummer cause I'll have to write it again.
Thankfully, this band has recently come into my life to help me forget, making me want to dance and sing with a terrible accent. Hey Lloyd and If looks could kill are recommended. Thank God for Kris. Who knows what I'd be listening to if not for him.

http://www.myspace.com/cameraobscuraband

Keep your fists warm!

Okay, so I took Laura's advice and tried a toque for my first knitting accomplishment. This, my friends, is what a 6.5 gauge pattern looks like on 4.5 gauge needles and yarn...I call it Fist Toque.
Well, at least it looks like it's supposed to - mostly. I'm actually pretty impressed with myself, aside from the egregious ignorance of the importance size that I've displayed.

My Grandma would be proud - and laughing heartily.

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, BIRDS!

This is a moment.

Okay okay. So I will finally be venturing into the world of real working people - albeit in an unpaid, 7 hours/week capacity. But still...I am really looking forward to adding some other element into my life besides translating Russian articles and reading about ethnic conflict and the horrible pain people inflict on each other. I'm starting an internship tomorrow with a non-profit organization concerned with international health issues. I'm pretty excited, although I don't know what exactly I'll be doing (I should find out more tomorrow after I meet with the woman I'll be working with). It's so funny because pretty much the whole time I've been in grad school, I've just wanted to be finished so I could find a job and make some money. But now the prospect of having to look for a job is killing me.

I've really started to realize that I basically just put my head down and powered through this whole process by making the following statement to myself: "I just have to do (abc) and then I can do (xyz)." I have not had any moments. You know, like times when you're doing something and you're just in it and not thinking about the next thing. I don't know if that's a personality trait or a product of having piles of work to do all the time. But it's something I am aware of.
My dad always warns me : "You'll wish your life away..." And seriously, I don't know what happened to the last decade. It's just gone.

Anyway, enough with this moment. It's time for some chili!
By the way, Maggie has a blog - the link is under 'meggles'.

Listen up man...

I will write about whatever I want, it's my blog. I might talk about weddings, periods, guns, my neighbourhood - in all its methadone clinic glory - or whatever else pops in. Speaking of pop, I have not had a coke today and I am so so tired. I'm trying really hard to not be dependent on sugary caffeine but it's soooo hard. Probably coffee isn't any better but at least I can control how much refined sugar I put in it.

My language translation is exam is scheduled for January 12. What an awesome thing to do on my 26th Birthday. I think I will get a bottle of wine immediately afterwards and hopefully, I will still be with it enough to go play darts that night.

These are awesome Christmas time photos:

Maggie in new dart get-up; Kris and I sharading

Like a virgin...blogged for the very first time

I'm not much for computers so this might be boring until I figure out things like posting pictures and other simple tasks. But I'm taking the first step into the interweb, so I guess that's alright.
Kris and I just finished a lengthy Firefly marathon, which was an awesome show with cowboys in space, hookers and two guest appearances from Desparate Housewives husbands. I don't know why it only lasted 14 episodes - plus the thrilling space adventure movie Serenity. I am not being facetious - it really is awesome.
It was good to see everyone but, we're both happy to be home. Too bad the visit was so short. Alas, real life beckons...
Okay, I'm going to post this and see how it looks.